Science, asked by ItsAR, 1 year ago

maximum number of hydrogen bonds that a molecule of water can have is................

Shreya1001: the answer to your question is 2

ItsAR: no ma'am... the answer given here is 4

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Answered by Vivekbio

the answer for the question is four.because it can accept two bonds using the lone pairs on oxygen and donate two hydrogen atoms.

Vivekbio: i have given reason in the answer itself

Vivekbio: In ice I’d expect 4 hydrogen bonds arranging around each oxygen atom with a tetrahedral structure. The difference between ice and water is the kinetic energy of the molecules, meaning that in water the structure isn’t stable for long enough to form all 4 hydrogen bonds at any one time.

Pallavi007: but hydrogen is not a tetrahedral element...

Vivekbio: However in liquid water or in ice, the lone pairs form hydrogen bonds with neighboring water molecules. The most common arrangement of hydrogen atoms around an oxygen is tetrahedral with two hydrogen atoms covalently bonded to oxygen and two attached by hydrogen bonds. Since the hydrogen bonds vary in length many of these water molecules are not symmetrical and form transient irregular tetrahedra between their four associated hydrogen atoms.

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Answered by Pallavi007

Heyy mate.. Here's your answer....
The maximum number of hydrogen bonds that a molecule of water can have is 2..
HOPE IT HELPS YOU

Pallavi007: bcoz... the molecular formula of water is H20.. so there are 2 hydrogen moles in water

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